different prequel versions? what to watch?

I don’t know much about fan edits of the Prequels, but I’d suggest the Clone Wars cartoon. It’s on Netflix (in America at least) and it’s great for kids, and as the series progresses, it’s quite good for adults.

dahmage said:

Tyrphanax said:

I don’t know much about fan edits of the Prequels, but I’d suggest the Clone Wars cartoon. It’s on Netflix (in America at least) and it’s great for kids, and as the series progresses, it’s quite good for adults.

Yeah, i would certainly recommend this as well as rebels

For sure, but definitely start with The Clone Wars, as it sets up some big stuff in Rebels.

I would probably suggest going with an official release of the Prequels, as well, considering there’s so much work to do to “save” them, a lot of stuff is likely cut out or edited heavily which would result in something that might be confusing for the kiddies.

I’d most definetly recommend Hal9000’s episodes 1 and 2. Then L8wtrs episode 3 because though Hal’s edit is great he makes a controversial change to the ending. L8wtrs would suit you well.

Well if you’re gonna get fanedits of the prequels you should definitely own the source so I recommend getting the full complete saga blu ray box set because it has all of the films and A LOT of cool bonus features. That being said, here are the fan-edits that I liked (more than others):

The Phantom Menace:

• Q2’s Fall of the Jedi - Episode I: The Phantom Menace [heavily edited and has no technical issues, only runs 90 minutes]
• Magnoliafan’s Episode I: Balance of the Force [Jar Jar is re-dubbed]
• Yads’ Episode I: The Lone Gungan Edition [Jar Jar is re-dubbed and he’s the only gungan in the film]

Attack of the Clones (I’m gonna be honest I think this film’s unfixable but these two are the best of the edits):

• L8WRTR’s Episode II: The Republic Divided
• HAL 9000’s Episode II: The Approaching Storm
• The Phantom Editor’s Episode II: Attack of the Phantom [I also recommend his commentary track]
  ^All of these are heavily edited but have slightly different cutlists. I recommend HAL’s for the good deleted scenes.

Revenge of the Sith:

• L8WRTR’s Episode III: Dawn of the Empire [I also recommend his commentary track]
• Kerr’s Episode III: Dark Force Rising [sadly low quality and rough editing but has some of the most interesting changes of the lot]
• HAL 9000’s Episode III: Labyrinth of Evil
  ^These are all heavily edited but I’d go with L8WRTR’s because he cuts pretty much all of the worst elements of the film whereas the other two leave in a little too much.

If you need help getting fanedits, as long as you own the source, send me a PM, I’ll be glad to help!

SnooPac said:

Thanks mr Smithers. Looks like you and darthrush agree on ep2 and 3 (hal & l8wrtr). So I’ll likely try to grab those (eventually).
Will have to decide on ep1 though. Again, not something I’ll need to look into until after the originals.

I’d of course recommend buying the originals first. The blu Ray bonuses are very awesome 😃

Concerning episode 1 edits:

I HIGHLY recommend Hal’s because it gives you a very similar experience of watching the Offical release except it seamlessly cuts bad diagloue and streamlines the story to be more simple.

Q2’s edits are more heavy and rough. He removes Anakin in the space battle which is weird to adapt to. Your kid can better connect with the story if Anakin is apart of the final battle. But as said before, Hal still cuts bits and pieces here and there for an overall stronger third act. The other edits involving re dubbing are more radical. I’d say they’re more experimental and wouldn’t appeal as much. Given what your looking for, I really think Hal’s episode 1 is the best course to go. It’s safe, familiar, yet still greatly improved.

Phantom Edit is historical because it was what inspired many great edits to come. It’s a decent edit but not as good as Hal’s.

Meh, the phantom edit is famous but it’s really rough, the video quality is awful, and doesn’t solve many pacing issues with the film. Attack of the Phantom is way better but the quality is still pretty bad.

In terms of prequel fanedits, my favourites have always been:

Magnoliafan’s Balance of the Force

Great restructure. All Gungan’s and Niemoidians are dubbed and some significant changes are shown through the subtitles, for example the Trade Federation casually discusses killing Naboo inhabitants, and the Gungans are looking for some kind of crystal the people of Naboo stole from them. Jar Jar is also this brash, Han Solo type, but without the cool factor, and improves tenfold. If you can get past the bad video quality and subtitles/strange languages, it’s great.

The Phantom Editor’s Attack of the Phantom

Little I can say about this one. All changes are well thought out and imrpove the story. I highly recommend the editors commentary if you choose to watch it a second time.

Kerr’s Dark Force Rising

Very short version of Episode III, cutting out a ton of my problems with the film. Grievous is actually pretty cool, and the pacing is great in it. No scene is useless.

I’ve never been a fan of L8wrtr’s or HAL9000’s versions, as they don’t do much to change the film and I essentially feel like I’m watching the original (though this reality is frequently broken by L8wrtr’s version with their poor audio cuts). Magnoliafan’s The Clone War is quite good, though he really doesn’t cut much from the film.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

In terms of prequel fanedits, my favourites have always been:

Magnoliafan’s Balance of the Force

Great restructure. All Gungan’s and Niemoidians are dubbed and some significant changes are shown through the subtitles, for example the Trade Federation casually discusses killing Naboo inhabitants, and the Gungans are looking for some kind of crystal the people of Naboo stole from them. Jar Jar is also this brash, Han Solo type, but without the cool factor, and improves tenfold. If you can get past the bad video quality and subtitles/strange languages, it’s great.

The Phantom Editor’s Attack of the Phantom

Little I can say about this one. All changes are well thought out and imrpove the story. I highly recommend the editors commentary if you choose to watch it a second time.

Kerr’s Dark Force Rising

Very short version of Episode III, cutting out a ton of my problems with the film. Grievous is actually pretty cool, and the pacing is great in it. No scene is useless.

I’ve never been a fan of L8wrtr’s or HAL9000’s versions, as they don’t do much to change the film and I essentially feel like I’m watching the original (though this reality is frequently broken by L8wrtr’s version with their poor audio cuts). Magnoliafan’s The Clone War is quite good, though he really doesn’t cut much from the film.

All three of these are low quality and sadly don’t cut it for me. For example, Kerrs edit is great and I actually think it’s on par with L8wtrs edit but it’s DVD5 quality. It’s literally unwatchable for me on a tv 😦 If Kerr released an HD edit I would gladly recommend you show your kids that.

TV’s Frink said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

this reality is frequently broken by L8wrtr’s version with their poor audio cuts

I don’t know if you watched an old version or something but I showed my kids his whole trilogy not too long ago and I didn’t hear any poor audio cuts.

Yeah I thought they were pretty seamless as well.

I think any edit’s going to have a few audio cuts that stand out to viewers, but didn’t for the editor. Often, it’s a hard decision between total seamlessness and effective editing.
That being said, there are very few of these in L8wrtr’s edits, no more than the best of the others.

Anything I like is underrated.